Prelude to the Planning Reforms We have covered how road design can harm other road users. We have also covered how reclaim streets, turn myopic urban areas into urban super … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 9.5. From Asphalt Seas to Living Streets: A Policy Framework for the 24-Hour Human City
Tokyo inspires what Manukau could be As the Parking mini-series continues on, we look to the urban and transit masters in Tokyo to assist the car centric Manukau City centre! … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 9.4. Parking and Placemaking: A Comparative Case Study of Urban Development in Tokyo and Manukau
Reclaiming our streets, storage is vs productivity New Zealand has gotten rid of Parking Minimums via the National Policy Statement – Urban Development. And the good news is no one … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 9.3. Housing Yield & Spatial Efficiency: A Development Impact Analysis of Modern Parking Policy
Auckland in attempting to manage its parking (and where it might go if implemented) Auckland Transport often (and rightfully) cops criticism with its policy creation and implementation. Parking Management is … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 9.2. The Evolution of Urban Space: Understanding the Tiered Parking Management System
The Great Parking Delusion Harms Us Parking, one of the greatest lightning rods if not lightning rod when it comes to Urban and Transport Planning, not matter what country you … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 9.1. The High Cost of Free Parking: Why Your Car Pays Cheaper Rent Than You Do
So you want a People First City? How do we design healthier city so that is a People First City? Our lives have become sedentary as we went from people … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.4: How to Design that Healthier City
A police person’s comments in 2015 are still unacceptable in 2026! As I was putting the rest of the Part 8.x of the Ben goes Planning Series, the AI generator … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.3: Designing the People-First City
Let’s get the mindset as Planners right. Let’s also get those standardised zones match fit as well! Submissions are open for the Planning Bill, and the Standardised Zones will soon … Continue reading Re-coding our Cities in Aotearoa – New Zealand
Future Streets Initiative: A Phased Implementation Plan for Safer, More Liveable Public Spaces 1.0 Project Vision and Strategic Imperative This document outlines a phased implementation plan for the Future Streets … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.2: Reclaiming the Streets
How we can move Aotearoa from it car-centric past to a people-centric future As submissions for the Planning Bill are currently open, while the drafting of the Standardised Zones is … Continue reading Key Fundamentals in Aotearoa Planning Reform: Standardised Zones and Urban Transformation
Talking Southern Auckland 